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A new phone sells for $250 and a used one sells for $75. How many of each are sold if the profit for the day is $625

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5 used phones and 1 new one.

These are the only combinations that would get you to exactly this price. If we buy two new phones it comes to $500 and leaves us with $125 which is not divisible by $75. If we buy 3 it comes to $750 which is over the desired amount.
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